A bitstream analysis circuit, generates a reference clock control data. A reference clock DPLL receives a system clock signal and reference clock control data from the analysis circuit and generates a reference clock signal. The reference clock DPLL comprises a 1/n frequency dividing circuit for frequency-dividing the system clock signal, and a 1/(n+1) frequency dividing circuit for frequency-dividing the system clock signal. A register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of both frequency dividing circuits. A mixing ratio set register stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from both frequency dividing circuits and a mixing circuit, and mixes the output clock signals from both frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the mixing ratio setting register.
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8. A digital broadcasting receiver comprising:
a bitstream analysis circuit which receives an MPEG-2 TS bitstream signal included in a digital broadcasting signal, a reference clock signal, detects and outputs audio/video data and time data in the bitstream by analyzing the received signals and outputs reference clock control data on the basis of the time data;
a first digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives a system clock signal and the reference clock control data and generates the reference clock signal with a prescribed frequency to supply it to the bitstream analysis circuit;
a reference time generation circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference clock signal, counts the reference clock signal and generates the reference time signal synchronized with the reference clock signal at every specified interval;
a second digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference time signal and generates an audio master clock signal to be used at the time of audio signal reproduction in synchronization with the reference time signal;
a third digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives at least the system clock signal and generates a video master clock signal to be used at the time of video signal reproduction; and
an audio/video decoder which receives audio/video data output from the bitstream analysis circuit, the audio master clock signal and the video master clock signal, decodes the audio/video data and reproduces an audio signal and a video signal in synchronization with the audio master clock signal and the video master clock signal,
wherein the first digital phase-locked loop circuit includes:
a first frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by n (n is an arbitrary positive integer);
a second frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (n+1);
a first register connected to the first and the second frequency dividing circuits, the first register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the first and the second frequency dividing circuits;
a second register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the first and the second frequency dividing circuits; and
a first mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the first and the second frequency dividing circuits and mixes the output clock signals from the first and the second frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the second register to output the mixed output clock signal.
1. A wireless receiver comprising:
a bitstream analysis circuit which receives a bitstream signal including audio/video data and time data, receives a reference clock signal, detects and outputs the audio/video data and the time data in the bitstream by analyzing the bitstream signal, and outputs reference clock control data on the basis of the time data;
a first digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives a system clock signal and the reference clock control data, and generates the reference clock signal to supply it to the bitstream analysis circuit;
a reference time generation circuit connected to the first digital phase-locked loop circuit, the reference time generation circuit receives the reference clock signal to count it and generates a reference time signal synchronized with the reference clock signal at every specified time;
a second digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference time signal and generates an audio master clock signal to be used at the time of audio signal reproduction in synchronization with the reference time signal;
a third digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives at least the system clock signal and generates a video master clock signal to be used at the time of video signal reproduction; and
an audio/video decoder which receives the audio/video data, the audio master clock signal and the video master clock signal and decodes the audio/video data in synchronization with the audio master clock signal and the video master clock signal to output an audio signal and a video signal,
wherein the second digital phase-locked loop circuit includes:
a first frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a second frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a first register connected to the first and the second frequency dividing circuits to set frequency dividing ratios of the first and the second frequency dividing circuits;
a second register which sets a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the first and the second frequency dividing circuits;
a first mixing circuit connected to the first and the second frequency dividing circuits and the second register, the first mixing circuit mixes the output clock signals from the first and the second frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the second register, and outputs a mixed output clock signal;
a first counter which receives and counts the output clock signal from the first mixing circuit;
a third register which stores control data to specify a target frequency; and
a first control circuit connected to the second register, the first counter and the third register, the first control circuit receives the reference time signal, compares a count value of the first counter for the reference time signal within a specified interval with the data in the third register, detects whether or not the output clock signal from the first mixing circuit has become an accurate frequency and updates the data in the second register in response to a detection result.
15. A portable type digital broadcasting receiver comprising:
a bitstream analysis circuit which receives an MPEG-2 TS bitstream signal included in a digital broadcasting signal, a reference clock signal, detects and outputs audio/video data and time data in the bitstream by analyzing the received signals and outputs reference clock control data on the basis of the time data;
a first digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives a system clock signal and the reference clock control data, the first digital phase-locked loop circuit generates the reference clock signal with a prescribed frequency to supply it to the bitstream analysis circuit;
a reference time generation circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference clock signal, counts the reference clock signal and generates the reference time signal synchronized with the reference clock signal at every specified time;
a second digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference time signal and generates an audio master clock signal to be used at the time of audio signal reproduction in synchronization with the reference time signal;
a third digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives the system clock signal and generates a video master clock signal to be used at the time of video signal reproduction; and
an audio/video decoder which receives audio/video data output from the bitstream analysis circuit, the audio master clock signal and the video master clock signal, decodes the audio/video data and reproduces an audio signal and a video signal in synchronization with the audio master clock signal and the video master clock signal;
a display device which receives the video signal reproduced by the audio/video decoder to display images; and
a sound output device which receives the audio signal reproduced by the audio/video decoder to output sounds,
the second digital phase-locked loop circuit includes:
a first frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a second frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a first register connected to the first and the second frequency dividing circuits, the first register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the first and the second frequency dividing circuits;
a second register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the first and the second frequency dividing circuits;
a first mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals of the first and the second frequency dividing circuits and mixes the output clock signals from the first and the second dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the second register to output the mixed output clock signal;
a first counter which receives and counts the output clock signal from the first mixing circuit;
a third register which stores control data to specify a target frequency; and
a first control circuit which receives the reference time signal output form the reference time generation circuit, a count value of the first counter and the data in the third register, the first control circuit compares the count value of the first counter for the reference time signal within a specified interval with the data in the third register, detects whether or not the output clock signal from the first mixing circuit has become an accurate frequency and updates the data in the second register in response to a detection result.
2. The wireless receiver according to
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by n (n is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (n+1);
a fourth register connected to the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits, the fourth register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fifth register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits; and
a second mixing circuit connected to the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits, the second mixing circuit mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the second register to output the mixed output clock signal.
3. The wireless receiver according to
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a fourth register connected to the third and the fourth frequency diving circuits to store data for setting frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fifth register which stores data for setting a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits; and
a second mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and the data stored in the fifth register and mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the fifth register to output the mixed output clock signal.
4. The wireless receiver according to
5. The wireless receiver according to
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a fourth register connected to the third and the fourth frequency diving circuits, the fourth register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fifth register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a second mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and the data stored in the fifth register and mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the fifth register to output the mixed output clock signal;
a second counter for receiving the output clock signal from the second mixing circuit and counting the output clock signal;
a sixth register which stores control data to specify a target frequency; and
a second control circuit which receives the reference time signal, a count value of the second counter and the data in the sixth register, the second control circuit compares the count value of the second counter for the reference time signal within a specified interval with the data in the sixth register, detects whether or not the output clock signal from the second mixing circuit has become an accurate frequency and updates the data in the fifth register in response to a detection result.
6. The wireless receiver according to
a fourth register which stores frequency data of the reference clock signal generated from the first digital phase-locked loop circuit;
a synchronization circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference clock signal generated from the first digital phase-locked loop circuit and synchronizes the reference clock signal with the system clock signal;
a second counter which receives the reference clock signal synchronized by the synchronization circuit and counts the reference clock signal; and
a coincidence detection circuit which receives a count value of the second counter and the data in the fourth register and generates a pulse signal when the count value of the second counter coincides with the data in the fourth register.
7. The wireless receiver according to
9. The digital broadcasting receiver according to
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by making (m+1);
a third register connected to the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits, the third register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fourth register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits; and
a second mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and the data stored in the fourth register and mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the fourth register to output the mixed output clock signal;
a first counter which receives the output clock signal from the second mixing circuit and counts the output clock signal;
a fifth register which stores control data to specify a target frequency; and
a first control circuit which receives the reference time signal, a count value of the first counter and the data in the fifth register, the first control circuit compares the count value of the first counter for the reference time signal within a specified interval with the data in the fifth register, detects whether or not the output clock signal from the second mixing circuit has become an accurate frequency and updates the data in the fourth register in response to a detection result.
10. The digital broadcasting receiver according to
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a third register connected to the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fourth register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits; and
a second mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and the data stored in the fourth register and mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the fourth register to output the mixed output clock signal.
11. The digital broadcasting receiver according to
12. The digital broadcasting receiver according to
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a third register connected to the third and the fourth frequency diving circuits, the third register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fourth register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a second mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and the data stored in the fourth register and mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the fourth register to output the mixed output clock signal;
a first counter which receives the output clock signal from the second mixing circuit and counts the output clock signal;
a fifth register which stores control data to specify a target frequency; and
a first control circuit which receives the reference time signal, a count value of the first counter and the data in the fifth register, the first control circuit compares the count value of the first counter for the reference time signal within a specified interval with the data in the fifth register, detects whether or not the output clock signal from the second mixing circuit has become an accurate frequency and updates the data in the fourth register in response to a detection result.
13. The digital broadcasting receiver according to
a third register which stores frequency data of the reference clock signal generated from the first digital phase-locked loop circuit;
a synchronization circuit which receives the system clock signal and the reference clock signal generated from the first digital phase-locked loop circuit and synchronizes the reference clock signal with the system clock signal;
a first counter which receives the reference clock signal synchronized by the synchronization circuit and counts the synchronized reference clock signal; and
a coincidence detection circuit which receives a count value from the first counter and the data in the third register and generates a pulse signal when the count value of the first counter coincides with the data in the third register.
14. The digital broadcasting receiver according to
16. The portable type digital broadcasting receiver according to
the first digital phase-locked loop circuit includes:
a third frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by n (n is an arbitrary positive integer);
a fourth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (n+1);
a fourth register connected to the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits, the fourth register stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits;
a fifth register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits; and
a second mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits and mixes the output clock signals from the third and the fourth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the fifth register to output the mixed output clock signal, and
the third digital phase-locked loop circuit includes:
a fifth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by m (m is an arbitrary positive integer);
a sixth frequency dividing circuit which receives the system clock signal and divides frequency of the system clock signal by (m+1);
a sixth register connected to the fifth and the sixth diving circuits which stores data to set frequency dividing ratios of the fifth and the sixth frequency dividing circuits;
a seventh register which stores data to set a mixing ratio between output clock signals from the fifth and the sixth frequency dividing circuits; and
a third mixing circuit which receives the output clock signals from the fifth and the sixth frequency dividing circuits and the data in the seventh register and mixes the output clock signals from the fifth and the sixth frequency dividing circuits at a mixing ratio in response to the data in the seventh register to output the mixed output clock signal.
17. The portable type digital broadcasting receiver according to
a second counter which receives and counts the output clock signal from the third mixing circuit;
an eighth register which stores control data to specify a target frequency; and
a second control circuit which receives the reference time signal output from the reference time generation circuit, a count value of the second counter and the data in the eighth register, the second control circuit compares the count value of the second counter for the reference time signal within a specified interval with the data in the eighth register, detects whether or not the output clock signal from the third mixing circuit has become an accurate frequency and updates the data in the seventh register in response to a detection result.
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This is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/JP2005/014961, filed Aug. 10, 2005, which was published under PCT Article 21(2) in English.
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-004239, filed Jan. 11, 2005, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a wireless receiver and, more specifically, to a wireless receiver required to match a time reference on a reception side with a time reference transmitted from a transmission side.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, the moving picture experts group/moving picture image coding experts group (MPEG) standard is known as one of an internationally standardized information source coding systems for compressing/decompressing color moving images. In MPEG, MPEG-2, which applies to a high-quality moving picture such as digital direct broadcasting by satellite and DVD-video, and MPEG-4, which is a moving picture system capable of coding with a low bit rate for utilization in a mobile communication, cellular phone, personal handy-phone system (PHS), and analog telephone network are known. Digital broadcasting such as DBS digital broadcasting and terrestrial digital broadcasting and MPEG-2 transport stream (TS) system corresponding to a TS suitable for digital communication, etc., are known as one of the stream formats of MPEG-2. A general configuration of MPEG-2 TS system is disclosed, for example, in Jpn. Pat. Appln. KOKAI Publication No. 10-206570. MPEG-2 TS system uses a transmission format in which data such as compressed video/audio is divided into TS packet units with a fixed length of prescribed bytes.
A conventional MPEG-2 TS system used for digital television broadcasting uses a voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO). The VCOX generates a reference clock signal of 27 MHz. The clock signal output from the VCXO is supplied to an NTSC encoder and a phase-locked loop circuit for an audio clock. A conventional phase-locked loop circuit for the audio clock uses an analog circuit to convert the supplied reference clock signal of 27 MHz into a master clock signal to be used for an audio digital-to-analog converter at the time of reproduction of an audio signal.
The master clock signal used at the audio digital-to-analog converter is different in specification thereof, and it has a frequency of 256 times or 284 times as high as the sampling frequency. For example, in the case where the sampling frequency is the normal 48 kHz, if the master clock signal has a frequency 256 times as high as the sampling frequency, the frequency of the master clock signal becomes 12.288 MHz. Frequency accuracy of the master clock signal used at the audio digital-to-analog converter is generally about ±5%. Frequency accuracy of the reference clock signal of 27 MHz used for an NTSC converter is different in specification thereof, and about ±5%. As stated above, the clock signal used in the conventional MPEG-2 TS system requires high frequency accuracy.
In recent years, digital television broadcasting has been planned for mobile equipment. A mobile terminal to receive the digital television broadcasting supplies a reproduced video signal to a display device as it is without converting it into the NTSC standard and can display images. Accordingly, the NTSC encoder is not required and the reference clock signal of 27 MHz with high accuracy to be supplied to the NTSC encoder is also not required. On the other hand, the master clock signal to be supplied to the audio digital-to-analog converter still requires high accuracy. However, if an audio master clock signal is not synchronous with the reference clock signal of 27 kHz, an acquisition failure of data at the audio digital-to-analog converter occurs.
As described above, the mobile terminal of the digital television broadcasting for mobile equipment can eliminate the VCXO for generating the reference clock signal of 27 MHz with high accuracy and reduce cost. However, if the VCOX is eliminated, because of reduction in frequency accuracy of the audio master clock signal, degradation in sound quality such as disturbance of sound occurs and because of non-synchronization of an audio master clock signal with the reference clock signal of 27 kHz, the acquisition failure of the data at the audio digital-to-analog converter also occurs.
According to an aspect of the invention, a wireless receiver is provided, wherein the wireless receiver comprises a bitstream analysis circuit which receives a bitstream signal including audio/video data and time data, receives a reference clock signal, analyzes the bitstream to detect and output the audio/video data and the time data in the bitstream, and outputs reference clock control data on the basis of the time data; and a first digital phase-locked loop circuit which receives a system clock signal and the clock control data and generates the reference clock signal to supply it to the bitstream analysis circuit.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained by referring to the drawings. In this explanation, in all the drawings, common parts are designated by common reference symbols.
The analysis circuit 10 receives an MPEG-2 TS bitstream included in a digital broadcasting signal, detects and outputs audio/video (A/V) data and time (PCR) data in the bitstream by analyzing the MPEG-2 TS bitstream, and also controls an operation of the reference clock DPLL 20 on the basis of the detected PCR data.
The reference clock DPLL 20 receives a system clock signal SCLK and generates a reference clock signal RCLK, for example, of 27 MHz. The frequency of the reference clock signal RCLK does not always have to set to 27 kHz.
The reference time generation circuit 30 counts the reference clock signal RCLK generated from the reference clock DPLL 20 and generates a reference time signal RTS synchronized with the reference clock signal RCKL at every specified interval, for example, 1 ms.
The system clock signal SCLK and the reference time signal RTS generated from the reference time generation circuit 30 are also supplied to the audio CLK DPLL 40. The audio CLK DPLL 40 synchronizes with the reference time signal RTS and generates an audio master clock signal A-CLK to be used as the reference clock signal at the time of the audio signal reproduction.
The system clock signal SCLK and the reference time signal RTS generated from the reference time generation circuit 30 are also supplied to the video CLK DPLL 50. The video CLK DPLL 50 synchronizes with the reference time signal RTS and generates a video master clock signal V-CLK to be used as a reference signal at the time of the video signal reproduction. The video master clock signal V-CLK is supplied to the A/V decoder circuit 60 together with the audio master clock signal A-CLK. The A/V data output form the bit stream analysis circuit 10 is supplied to the A/V decoder circuit 60. The A/V decoder circuit 60 decodes the A/V data, reproduces and outputs an audio signal and a video signal in synchronization with the audio master clock signal A-CLK and the video master clock signal V-CLK. The video signal is supplied to the display device 70 as it is without converting into the NTSC standard and displayed as an image. The audio signal is supplied to the sound output device 80 including an audio digital-to-analog converter (audio DAC), an amplifier, a loudspeaker, etc. for audio signal reproduction and converted into a sound output. The A/V decoder circuit 60 may adopt not only one corresponding to the MPEG-2 but also others corresponding to the MPEG-4, etc.
The audio master clock signal A-CLK used for the audio DAC in the sound output device 80 differs in specification and has such a frequency of 256 times or 384 times of a sampling frequency. For example, in the case that the sampling frequency is 48 kHz and the frequency of the audio master clock signal A-CLK is 256 times of the sampling frequency, the frequency of the audio master clock signal A-CLK becomes 12.288 MHz. The audio master clock signal A-CLK necessary for the audio DAC requires high frequency accuracy and generally requires about ±5%.
The PCR counter 11 counts the reference clock signal RCLK of 27 MHz supplied from the reference clock DPLL 20 in
The 1/n frequency dividing circuit 21 frequency-divides the system clock signal SCLK by n (n is an arbitrary positive integer). The 1/(n+1) frequency dividing circuit 22 frequency-divides the system clock signal SCLK by (n+1). The frequency dividing ratio setting register 23 stores data supplied from a chip inside or outside the chip to set a frequency dividing ratio. The frequency dividing ratio of the 1/n frequency dividing circuit 21 and the 1/(n+1) frequency dividing circuit 22 are respectively set in response to the data in the frequency dividing ratio setting register 23. The mixing ratio setting register 24 stores the control data from the bitstream analysis circuit 10 in
The holding circuit 31 stores frequency data of the reference clock signal RCLK supplied from the reference clock DPLL 20 in
That is, it is detected whether or not the output clock signal from the mixing circuit 45 has become the accurate frequency by comparing the count value of the counter 46 with the data from the target frequency register 47 at every reference time, for example, at every 1 ms or 1 second by means of the mixing ratio control circuit 48.
In the case that the audio CLK DPLL 40 in
The video CLK DPLL 50 in
As stated above, since the audio CLK DPLL 40 (video CLK DPLL 50) generates the reference clock signal synchronized with the PCR value in the bitstream, generates the reference time signal RTS synchronized with the reference clock signal and generates the audio master clock signal A-CLK and the video master clock signal V-CLK synchronized with the reference time signal RTS, the audio CLK DPLL 40 (video CLK DPNN) can synchronize the whole of a system.
Consequently, the digital broadcast receiver can eliminate the conventionally required VCXO having high frequency accuracy and reduce the cost. The synchronization between the audio master clock signal A-CLK and the reference clock signal RCLK of 27 MHz can prevent an occurrence of an acquisition failure of data at the audio DAC and an occurrence of a reduction in sound quality such as a disturbance in sound.
The receiver of the first embodiment mentioned above may be achieved not only by hardware but also by software. In the case of use of the software, a main circuit can be structured on a single semiconductor chip on which a processor and a memory with a control program stored therein are mounted. Specifically, the function of the bitstream analysis circuit 10 in
In the digital broadcasting receiver of the first embodiment stated above, non-synchronization of an audio signal with the reference clock signal RCLK causes a sound skip and noise. This sound skip and noise can be easily detected by a listener. Therefore, the audio CLK DPLL 40 is synchronized with the reference time signal RTS. Conversely, in the case of a video signal output at 30 or 60 frames per second, a user does not recognize a skip of one frame, so that the non-synchronization does not cause a problem generally. Accordingly, a digital broadcasting receiver of a second embodiment of the present invention generates a video master clock signal V-CLK without synchronizing it with the reference time signal RTS.
The 1/m frequency dividing circuit 91 frequency-divides the system clock signal SCLK by m. The 1/(m+1) frequency dividing circuit 92 frequency-divides the system clock signal SCLK by (m+1). The frequency dividing ratio setting register 93 stores data supplied from inside or outside the chip for setting a frequency dividing ratio. The frequency dividing ratios of the 1/m frequency dividing circuit 91 and the 1/(m+1) frequency dividing circuit 92 are set, respectively. The mixing ratio setting register 94 stores initial data supplied from inside or outside the chip for setting a mixing ratio between an output clock signal from the 1/m frequency dividing circuit 91 and the 1/(m+1) frequency dividing circuit 92. The mixing circuit 95 mixes the output signal from the 1/m frequency dividing circuit 91 with the output clock signal from the 1/(m+1) frequency dividing circuit 92 at a mixing ratio in response to data in the mixing ratio setting register 94 and generates the video master clock signal V-CLK.
That is to say, the video CLK DPLL 90 shown in
According to such a configuration, a feedback control system composed of the counter 46, the target frequency register 47 and the frequency dividing ratio control circuit 48 disposed in the audio CLK DPLL 40 shown in
In each embodiment described above, the frequency of the reference clock signal is not limited to 27 MHz. A system differing in frequency of the reference clock signal can be configured in accordance with the desired extent of frequency accuracy of the reference clock signal for a system. For example, a signal with a frequency of 90 kHz of 1/300 of 27 MHz may be used as the reference clock signal. In such a case, the PCR counter in the bitstream analysis circuit 10 counts the signal of 90 kHz and the whole of a system is changed in accordance with the count result. In the reference time generation circuit 30, circuit alterations necessary for generating the reference time signal RTS with a cycle of 1 ms or 1 second from the reference clock signal of 90 MHz are performed. Similarly, the cycle of the reference time signal RTS is not limited to 1 ms or 1 second and may be set to have an arbitrary cycle. In such a case, the system may be configured in response to the cycle of the reference time signal RTS.
Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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